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New book on history of Kerry’s houses launched at Muckross

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By Sean Moriarty

History buffs of Kerry and particularly Killarney will be hoping a copy of ‘The Big House in Kerry’ will be under the tree on Christmas Day.

NEW BOOK: Gene and Kathleen MacGillycuddy (left) with Rose and Nicholas MacGillycuddy at the launch of Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe’s new book ‘The Big House in Kerry'. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

LAUNCH: Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe’s new book ‘The Big House in Kerry' was launched by former Labour leader Tánaiste and Irish Statesman Dick Spring. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

CALLING: Don Rohan (resident butler) calling guests to the launch in Muckross House Killarney of Tralee historian Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe’s new book. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

ATTENDING: Rose and Nicholas MacGillycuddy at the launch of ‘The Big House in Kerry'. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

READING: Historian Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe overlooks former Labour Leader Tánaiste and Irish Statesman Dick Spring at the lunch of her new book. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

GUESTS: At the book launch in Muckross House were former Labour leader Tánaiste and Irish Statesman Dick Spring (left) Ann Tangney (Head Guide at Muckross House) and Maurice O'Keeffe (Irish Life and Lore). Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

GROUP: Brendan O'Mahony Ruth O'Mahony Dan Kelleher and Karol O'Mahony (architect and contributor) at the launch of Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe’s new book ‘The Big House in Kerry'. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

MEETING: Former Labour leader Tánaiste and Irish Statesman Dick Spring Jane's husband Maurice O'Keeffe (left) and Dr John Knightly (Contributor) at the launch of Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe’s new book. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

SPEAKER: The book was launched by former Labour Leader Tánaiste and Irish Statesman Dick Spring. Photo: Valerie O'Sullivan

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The 330-page fully illustrated book was launched in Muckross House last Friday.

Edited by Kerry-based historian Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe, ‘The Big House in Kerry’ is co-written by 11 other historians.

Each of them dedicates a chapter to great houses of Kerry including Muckross House, Killarney, Flesk Castle and Killarney House.

“It is photographic and documentary account to date of life as it was lived by the gentry of Kerry up to independence," Jane O’Hea O’Keeffe said at Friday’s launch.

"It is set out across chapters each dedicated to a large house and the family/families that inhabited it – written by some of the county’s leading historians.”

The book costs €39 and is available in all good book shops including the gift shop at Muckross House.

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How will our Kerry TDs vote tomorrow?

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Tomorrow, Sinn Féin will be tabling a motion of no confidence against the Government after the protests that took place nationwide during the week.

Earlier today we asked our readers how would they vote in a no confidence motion against the Government?

Most of our readers said they would vote no confidence, while some said, yes they do have confidence in the Government.

One reader said: “Vote confidence. The only proper leadership over the last few days came from government. Courage came when needed despite how unpopular it looked in the moment. By contrast, opposition politicians wanted the country to burn to suit themselves”.

Another reader stated: “No confidence. Shambolic and heavy handed handling of protests this past week”.

However, some people didn’t have any confidence in either side with a reader saying: “No confidence in the no confidence! Different wings of the same bird! We need a complete overhaul of the political system”.

We asked the question to our 5 Kerry TDs before lunch-time today, asking them what their vote will be tomorrow.

We received one reply from Sinn Féin’s Kerry TD Pa Daly.

He will be voting no confidence in the Government tomorrow along with his party.

Other media outlets are reporting that Independent TD Danny Healy-Rae is undecided at the moment.

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Town centre-based software firm marks two years in business

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A Killarney-based software company is celebrating two years in business since expanding into the European market.

QT9 Software Ltd, which is located on Bohereencaol was established in 2024 as part of the company’s move to better serve customers across Europe.

The business is part of a US-based company founded 20 years ago in Chicago by Brant Engelhart.

Its Irish office is headed by Killarney resident Angela O’Sullivan, who serves as Operations Director.

QT9 Software currently employs four full-time staff members in Killarney and plans to increase that number by an additional two this year.

The company provides quality management software to businesses worldwide, with the Irish office helping to support European customers within their own time zones.

As part of its continued European expansion, the software company also opened a new data center in Amsterdam in 2025 to meet data storage and compliance requirements.

QT9 Software works with businesses that must meet quality standards such as ISO 9001 and ISO 13485, as well as industry-specific regulations across sectors, such as automotive, aerospace, food and life sciences.

Speaking about the milestone, Angela O’Sullivan said: “We’re very proud to have grown QT9 Software here in Killarney over the past two years. It has been a really positive journey so far, and we’re looking forward to continuing to build our team and support more customers across Europe.”

The company is also currently recruiting for an IT Systems Administrator, with details available in the appointments section on page 46.

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